Do You Think Having A Non-Ford Engine Is Wrong ?

[Antny]

Whatever drivetrain makes YOU (the owner) happy is what is "right".

When you go to sell it though, the buyers will let you know what THEY think is right, or wrong.....

[Ace23]

Who cares what motor is in it. Mine came with and will now have a refreshened 427. If it was my pick And was building from scratch I would have a 385 series for old school or a the new LT4 supercharged Z06 engine for modern power and driving style.

[Frank Messina]

I just can't get excited about a Cobra with off brand power. I guess I remember too well the general ho hum interest in early replicas with Chevy power. Back then there was an excuse, Ford didn't have an active crate motor program. Now there is no excuse. I know everybody now wants to be politically correct and accommodate all sorts of weirdness, so you hear build it your way etc, etc. I say build it right or don't bother. JMHO
Frank

[dallas_]

Originally Posted by Frank Messina

. I know everybody now wants to be politically correct and accommodate all sorts of weirdness, so you hear build it your way etc, etc. I say build it right or don't bother. JMHO

Says the man with power steering.

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by dallas_

Says the man with power steering.

lol! My point exactly! Folks will happily accept live axles, power steering and all manner of other significant deviations from the original formula; yet they'll pass judgement on engine choice based upon brand loyalty.

[Ron61]

You know this conversation has appeared almost every site just like the big block small block argument and there are no clear winners. Very few of our cars are originals and in an original 60s Cobra I would say stay with the Ford engine, but in replicas, no matter how close the resemble an original 60s Cobra, they are still just replicas and I really don't see any problem with the person building one using whichever engine they like. After all they are building it for themselves and not the rest of the group. And yes, I have Ford engines in mine but they are not even close to originals as I have them the way I want them and am not trying to impress anyone. Mine are driven hard and show it with rock picks, scratches and misaligned gaps.

Ron

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Ron61

You know this conversation has appeared almost every site just like the big block small block argument and there are no clear winners. Very few of our cars are originals and in an original 60s Cobra I would say stay with the Ford engine, but in replicas, no matter how close the resemble an original 60s Cobra, they are still just replicas and I really don't see any problem with the person building one using whichever engine they like. After all they are building it for themselves and not the rest of the group. And yes, I have Ford engines in mine but they are not even close to originals as i have them the way I want them and am not trying to impress anyone. Mine are driven hard and sow it with rock picks, scratches and misaligned gaps.

Ron

Agreed, though I will note that when I was looking to buy one 3 years ago I quickly discovered those with non-Ford engines seemed to sell at quite a discount against those with Ford engines. YMMV